'Pushed out': More recordings shared amid ugly AFL feud

Former AFL player Hereitier Lumumba has published further recordings of himself in conversation with Magpies officials as the bad blood between he and former coach Nathan Buckley continues.

Lumumba previously shared recorings of conversations between himself and Buckley, made in the weeks before he was traded to Melbourne in 2014.

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Buckley had earlier disputed Lumumba's version of events regarding his experiences of racism at Collingwood, claiming Lumumba's story was 'not the truth that I know to be true'.

In response, Lumumba shared recordings of conversations between himself and Buckley in which the former coach accused him of throwing former club president Eddie McGuire 'under the bus' during the embarrassing and damaging furoure around McGuire's 'King Kong' comments directed at former Brownlow medallist Adam Goodes.

The feud between Lumumba and Buckley spilled onto social media when Lumumba initially published recordings of himself in conversation with Buckley earlier in May.

This prompted Buckley to respond, challenging his former player to release the full recording of the conversation, and claiming that Lumumba had asked to be traded away from Collingwood at the end of 2014.

Lumumba hit back on Wednesday, again publishing recordings he said were proof he had never asked for a trade.

"In response to Nathan Buckley’s false claim last week that I had asked to be traded from CFC, I’m providing this recording to make it clear that I was pushed out of the club," Lumumba wrote on Wednesday.

"They made it clear they had made their decision, and that my only choice was to retire or be traded.

"My former agent, Ben Niall, listened to the full recording straight after the meeting - my mother was also present.

"He was infuriated after listening & immediately called the club to address it with them. Unfortunately, he didn’t take it any further."

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Neither Lumumba, Buckley or McGuire are at Collingwood anymore, after McGuire relinquished the presidency early in 2021 and Buckley stepped down as coach after round 13 in 2021.

McGuire stepped down amid fierce criticism following the release of the 'Do Better' report, which found there had been systemic racism at Collingwood for decades.

The Magpies vowed to implement all 18 recommendations from the 'Do Better' report, including developing a strategy "to address and reconcile past acts of racism".

However Lumumba says the club's efforts to implement change have amounted to little.

In a firmly worded post on Twitter, Lumumba he and fellow Indigenous Collingwood players Andrew Krakouer and Leon Davis were profoundly disappointed with the lack of progress Collingwood had shown.

"After 15 months of dialogue to address past incidents of racism at the Collingwood Football Club, Leon Davis, Andrew Krakouer and I have formally notified the club that we are officially terminating all communications with CFC," Lumumba posted on Twitter.

"Nothing has changed. It is our firm belief that the Collingwood Football Club has no intention of acting in good faith to achieve a just outcome for past players who have experienced racism at the Club."

McGuire, who was set to walk away as the club's leader at year's end, fronted the media to speak about the findings and copped widespread backlash after describing it as a "proud day" for the club.

He later backtracked on his comments, admitting he "was wrong" at a Collingwood annual general meeting in the days following.

Many disgusted observers noted that McGuire never once used the term 'sorry' throughout the entirety of the press conference, which last more than one hour.

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